Falconer - Law Dictionary Search Results

Home Dictionary Name: falconer

One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidaelig They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill and in having shorter and less pointed wings Many are of large size and grade into the eagles Some as the goshawk were formerly trained like falcons In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied also to true falcons as the sparrow hawk pigeon hawk duck hawk and prairie hawk...

Jess

A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk to which the leash or line wrapped round the falconers hand was attached when used See Illust of Falcon...

Lanner

A long tailed falcon Falco lanarius of Southern Europe Asia and Northern Africa resembling the American prairie falcon...

Cryer

The female of the hawk a falcon gentil...

Eagle

Any large rapacious bird of the Falcon family esp of the genera Aquila and Haliaeligetus The eagle is remarkable for strength size graceful figure keenness of vision and extraordinary flight The most noted species are the golden eagle Aquila chrysaeumltus the imperial eagle of Europe Aquila mogilnik or Aquila imperialis the American bald eagle Haliaeligetus leucocephalus the European sea eagle Haliaeligetus albicilla and the great harpy eagle Thrasaetus harpyia The figure of the eagle as the king of birds is commonly used as an heraldic emblem and also for standards and emblematic devices See Bald eagle Harpy and Golden eagle...

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Falconer - Law Dictionary Search Results

falcon gentil

Gentile falcon

Hawk

Jess

Lanner

Cryer

Eagle

Falcon

Falconer

Falconine